Indian government under pressure to implement lockdown as pandemic rages
India is currently recording over 300,000 new cases a day.
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India is currently recording over 300,000 new cases a day.
India's government, facing calls for a strict coronavirus lockdown to slow the devastating surge in infections, was ordered by the top court Wednesday to submit a plan on meeting New Delhi hospitals' oxygen requirements within a day.
Indian government faces lockdown calls, contempt charges NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government faced calls for a strict lockdown to slow a devastating surge in new coronaviorus cases, and a court in New Delhi on Wednesday will decide whether to punish officials for failing to end a 2-week-old erratic supply of oxygen to overstretched hospitals. With 382,315 new confirmed cases, India’s tally has risen to more than 20.6 million since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry on Wednesday also r...
India’s government faced calls for a strict lockdown to slow a devastating surge in new coronavirus cases, and a court in New Delhi on Wednesday will decide...
India’s government has faced calls for a strict lockdown to slow a devastating surge in new coronavirus cases. A court in New Delhi will also decide whether to punish officials for failing to boost erratic supplies of oxygen for overstretched hospitals. With 382,315 new confirmed coronavirus cases, India’s tally has risen to more than 20.6 million since the pandemic began. (PA Graphics) The health ministry also reported 3,780 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 226,188. Experts believe both figures are an undercount. Rahul Gandhi, a leader of the opposition Congress party, ...